Q: Is 1,134,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,134,342 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,134,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 33 34 51 66 99 102 153 187 198 306 337 374 561 674 1,011 1,122 1,683 2,022 3,033 3,366 3,707 5,729 6,066 7,414 11,121 11,458 17,187 22,242 33,363 34,374 51,561 63,019 66,726 103,122 126,038 189,057 378,114 567,171 and 1,134,342, with no remainder.

Since 1,134,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,134,342, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).